tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post3223988592943069117..comments2024-03-28T16:13:29.502-04:00Comments on Throne of Salt: Barber-SurgeonsDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362417308874455noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-65769952276346203442018-02-04T21:58:39.991-05:002018-02-04T21:58:39.991-05:00That would be a good example of a crooked barber, ...That would be a good example of a crooked barber, yeah.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362417308874455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-34108106645122714522018-02-04T10:52:50.003-05:002018-02-04T10:52:50.003-05:00"Everyone living outside of academia knows th..."Everyone living outside of academia knows that the real opposite of a witch is a barber. Women have witches, men have barbers."<br /><br />Wonderful stuff. Spend the last few minutes digging out a Ray Bradbury short story as a literary touchstone for this; see 'Almost the End of the World'.<br /><br />Is the Coen Brothers picture 'The Man who wasn't There' a depiction of one of these very barbers gone to the bad, or unwilling to engage with the semi-spiritual aspect of the trade?Solomon VKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763252777153908412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-64929588956214581412018-02-03T21:20:59.836-05:002018-02-03T21:20:59.836-05:00The introduction got a bit darker than intended, b...The introduction got a bit darker than intended, but hey. That's the way of it.<br /><br />I keep coming back to this sort of Americana region, and I'm quite fond of it.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362417308874455noreply@blogger.com